UK Challenger 2 tanks on the move in Europe

[@Jefff72]

I'm a USAF vet and I was stationed for three years in the UK back in the 90s. You guys rock!

[@sprinter1832]

@Jonny Gertmunger Are you?? it's nothing to be proud about!

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

Cheers Jeff 😁 The 90’s was a good time in this country

[@FallNorth]

@@TheWoodlandhoBo Cool Britannia. But the question we now have to ask: Did he prefer Blur, or Oasis?! :)

[@olliepaech7232]

thank you!

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

@@FallNorth haha. Now that is a question 😁 I’m from Cambridge and that had a real blur vibe but on my playlist to this day I still blast out oasis. I haven’t heard that question for yrs 😂

[@MichaelFinkelman]

40 years ago when I was in the US Army stationed in what was West Germany, I had the honor to work with British forces . They are true professionals and this video illustrates their level of proficiency in their mission. Great work guys………

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

I enjoyed going to the PX in Berlin but I didn't like the root beer I preferred the local lager and that took time to get used to 😆

[@darrenbishop1619]

Respect from your brother's in Britain,we think the same about our American friends 👍✌️💪

[@Durgesuth]

The US has great gear and well trained troops…. As a Brit I admire the US armed forces especially their navy… it really is awesome

[@alglen9208]

I was born in Kansas in 1961. We got stationed in France about 1965. I remember the vast American cemeteries and walking on the beaches of Normandy. Constant war, just wonderful. Let the nukes fly and let God sort it out.

[@keplermission4947]

@@alglen9208 Fight the Good Fight and Don't Give Up The Faith!

[@beccabbea2511]

When tanks are on the move, boy do you know they are on the move. I was living in Sennalager 1975-1979 when there was a mass movement of tanks one night. It wasn’t the noise that woke me it was the vibration of the tanks through the ground and we didn’t live near the station yard where the tanks were being loaded. They were the Chieftain tanks 56 tons of tank, multiplied by many. A Challenger2 tank holds the record for the longest ever recorded kill shot. And the Challenger crew are very well trained indeed.

[@Then.72]

It was told that it was a challenger 1 from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards we know have a Challenger 3

[@zopEnglandzip]

Took 70 rpg hits in Basra, no harm to the crew, and it makes a better noise than anything else on tracks.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

When I was a kid, we had just entered base, and in looked over to my right and saw an Abrams on the move. I thought it was the neatest thing.

[@MrGrim2u1987]

@@zopEnglandzip Incorrect, driver lost a toe. maybe 74 RPGs hit but yeah your are point.

[@zopEnglandzip]

@@MrGrim2u1987 different incident from what I understand it was a Milan to the belly

[@KangoV]

Being able to print parts in the field is new one on me. That saves a huge amount of time !!!

[@skookapalooza2016]

The British have a disproportionately powerful military for its size; experts at doing more with less. They generally have our backs whatever conflict we get into. Great allies.

[@keplermission4947]

Russia is in serious need of being taught a lesson it won't forget in a hurry.

[@liverpoololdschool]

We do we are a fighting nation and I can guarantee we would never ever be overrun or backed up, our troops are trained by the best, our special forces are second to none. Ask any American soldier and they will tell you the brits are not to be messed with its our viking bloodline and being an island nation, if Russia think threatening us will back us off then. Putin is sorely mistaken, looking at how Ukraine have embarrassed them just imagine the chaos we would inflict on them..... Ps texas is hard to judge its true size and is actually at least 1.2 times larger than France you muppet stay off Google it gives differing answers don't be lazy Google it then reply like you actually know sausage.

[@ricecakeboii94]

Unfortunate they left the EU.

[@liverpoololdschool]

@@weemido831 stop chatting poo lad, we sent a tiny portion to aid the us in the middle East not our full forces of land sea and air, conscription would also be a viable option if needed.... Do you realise how small Britain actually is? Yet we weild the power of massive nations for a reason.

[@liverpoololdschool]

@@ricecakeboii94 why that has nothing to do with nato?..... That was about our sovereignty and not having foreign. Interests put above our own, do you understand we were paying farmers not to grow anything because of the eu and lots of other nonsensical things but nato is a completely different animal and BTW Britain really doesn't. Need nato as much as it needs us.

[@sstyrna6592]

Great Military Force , well trained and polished , respect from Canada and Poland

[@sergiosmusic3577]

U wish!

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

@@sergiosmusic3577 one dont like your own comments its stands right out when you only have 1 like on a 2 day comment XD and two please share your insight into the British armed forces?

[@firstlast-xs2dn]

Hooray for the UK!!!

[@noktrum2794]

Absolutely love this! Welcome to Poland Brits! 2 days in our sweet homeland and you will fully understand why most of us are in UK XD Joking aside - good to have your support on our soil, have a nice shootout with polish armour brigades of Leopard's 2 and T-72 tanks (whatever is left of the latter... recently we seemed to misplaced few hundred of those;-))

[@intheshadows..2107]

From the UK 🇬🇧 thanks for the welcome. Officially we are in Poland looking into a insurance claim of the Polish Government about the theft of several hundred Polish Main Battle Tanks 😀

[@noktrum2794]

@@intheshadows..2107 Now how on earth did that ever happen ;-)

[@sergiosmusic3577]

I do not think it will help you

[@corvusduluth]

@@intheshadows..2107 Going to Lviv with Baliffs to repossess T-72?

[@lawlessgecko269]

After spending some time in Poland I completely understand why you all want to live in the UK lol To be honest, I did have a good time there and though it was a beautiful country but speaking to my polish friend he gave me some home truths and explained why a lot of Poles want to leave.

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

Senelager brings back happy memories being on exercise driving a chieftain tank those were the day with beer in the empty ammo bins

[@Mk1Male]

Ah, the old yellow handbags! Memories.

[@SASMacDroid]

I still live there my dad was stationed there i think round about in 1974 with scot dg chieftain was also one of his favourite tank

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

@@SASMacDroid that was my regiment we were stationed in Osnabruck I was in C Squadron.

[@SASMacDroid]

@@donaldmacmillan1306 yea exactly Osnabrück i think he was in d squadron.sorry I don't remember all details but i would laugh if he was in c

[@SASMacDroid]

@@donaldmacmillan1306 i will ask him later for more details maybe you both know each other my uncle was in the same regiment back then too. My dad is d.white nick name chalky white and my uncle a.parker

[@markroyle58]

respect for everyone in uniform

[@TheParronators]

Great to see British involvement but Jesus Christ we need a bigger miliary budget

[@georgemorley1029]

Amen.

[@tesstickle7267]

A bigger budget would be great. But it won't mean more gear, just filling people's pockets more. Pay more get less ,just like our taxes. Ceos and such being paid ridiculous amounts ,paying bae systems for example more money to fix their faults, letting companies get away with delays and paying them more,they will continue to milk us,that's where our money is being wasted,we could definitely have more for the amount we already pay.

[@covidcol3505]

i have been saying it since the 70s when i was in the infantry our cut backs are a joke...

[@cooldudecs]

@Untold I’m in America many of us think you need to take care of Europe … America is pivoting to Asia….. You guys are always at war

[@Kalevdraus]

Just dont go the way of the US, you dont want to find out why our healthcare is ass.

[@wladekhanczar]

Well done UK, thanks a lot...

[@Island_Times]

I may or may not of made the moulds for the solid tyres and the links for the Challenger in the '90's 😉

[@fastyaveit]

Your claim to fame, well done sir 👍

[@ShelljetA1]

We need to pull you out of retirement!

[@calebjones960]

Damn that's a flex right there, could I ask did you work for a company?

[@josephbaptiste6034]

Dw

[@josephbaptiste6034]

Dd

[@eaaeeeea]

Having served in a logistics battalion and dabbled with 3D printing in civilian life, making spare parts that way seems like an extremely agile way of supporting military equipment! I didn't know it but my country's Defence Forces (Finland) does it as well! I really love it when people adopt such clever ways to solve complex problems, especially when defending one's homeland.

[@TamagoHead]

Agreed. Glad to see motorbikes & snowmobiles in use too!

[@thomasschobert5879]

🙏 ❤️ ❤️ 🙏

[@johnchiu4560]

You have a good relationship with Russia. You don't need NATO. Even without NATO, they wouldn't get far into Finland in a hypothetical invasion. You know that after watching their pathetic performance in Ukraine.

[@jacobhenderson4591]

Your English is incredible

[@eaaeeeea]

@@jacobhenderson4591 Thanks mate!

[@gaptaxi]

After WW2 most of the Tank Transporter drivers were actually displaced Poles who couldn´t return to Poland as the Communists would have arrested them, they were still driving them in the 1970´s, we called them Mojo´s for some reason. Pretty Ironic that these are moving now to take British tanks to Poland, something many Mojo´s had only ever dreamed of.

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

I remember they used to guide us on to the trailers when we went to senelager,Hone and saltau on our exercises those were the day

[@KrissowskiM]

Thank you! Pity indeed these brave men are not able to see this beautiful act...

[@Garry0491]

think the mojo's were disbanded in the early 90's I remember them from the 80's

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

@@Garry0491 they really appreciated the jobs they were given and they really knew there job they made my first time driving onto a trailer a breeze

[@KrissowskiM]

@@donaldmacmillan1306 great to hear that. The thing is - UK has been the only western country in Europe that understood the Russian menace prior to the Ukrainian war and which helped us Poles substantially with Belarusian crisis. I appreciate that a lot and told that to my British friends!

[@jennar8901]

a well oiled western military machine, it has an actual logistics backbone, NATO nations maintain high standards and actual functional equipment and can carry out feats of logistics that boggle the mind, first i would think of would be the US' ability to deploy massive forces and equipment anywhere in the world with huge air transport capabilities.

[@thornekontos1560]

ROTFLMAO...

[@CrazySeanYT]

... if you had paid attention to anything that has happened over the last few months .... war changed in 1967 ... and it only took till the start of this year for the whole world to realize .... some of americas best stuff ... a few of which is neer identical to the russian stuff ... has proven ineffective.... all world powers are currently scrapping all plans and redrawing and redeploying ... ukraine is the first modern tech vs modern tech war since ww2 ... dont feel so safe now russia has the only experienced generals in the world ....

[@HereticDuo]

We have a massive advantage over the Russians. We actually remember to bring fuel & food.

[@kimwilliams7051]

I'm proud to be from the UK we have excellent tanks and equipment proud of our military glory to ulkraine xxxx

[@kalinkamylove]

A ja jestem dumny ze jestem z Polski też mamy niezłą broń(Piorun) 🤣 najważniejsze ze jesteśmy po właściwej stronie Ps.jestem tez dumne ze swojej i twojej dumy 👍❤️🇵🇱

[@ruzziasht349]

@@kalinkamylove Love from the UK to Poland!

[@sergiosmusic3577]

To kill people?

[@johnmorley6844]

Russian tanks have had autoloaders since 1967. Not so the Challenger 2. Pathetic. I would post a link to back up my arguing on behalf of the Russians but then my comment would be auto hidden from view so all I can do is say you are foolish for not trying to look for news somewhere less controlled than KZbin. Enjoy your war (when you finally realise you are in a war). Silly people.

[@ruzziasht349]

@@johnmorley6844 Auto loaders cause the turrets to fly off like a jack-in-the-box!! Sometimes going 200m up in the air! The British finds like feature undesirable and it is why they don't have autoloaders in Challenger II and Challenger III.

[@DoubleTroubles729]

British military are top notch! and phenomenal Allies. Up the Brits. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@brooklynnchick]

The British military branches are among the best trained, highly disciplined, honorable forces on the planet. Thank you all for your service, although I am American I am keenly aware that with out the British military, life for my family and myself would be significantly less abundant.

[@leaturk11]

thanks for the kind comment

[@rjmun580]

Thank you

[@Durgesuth]

Great comment 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@sergiosmusic3577]

IF so haw come your soldiers are surrender in Ukraine ? There are several of them being killed too.

[@Durgesuth]

@@sergiosmusic3577 It’s obviously a fact of war that some will be killed… some will be captive.. How many Russians killed and captive?.. Thousands… many thousands…. So what’s the point your making?

[@thebestofj.fraley]

Thank you Britts. That is one thing your brothers across the pond can count on is our go to backup! Thanks for stepping up and God Bless you all. 🙏

[@bigfish7493]

It's the guiding logistics that keep the tanks safe. Please give each tank an impervious umbrella to knock- off hostile drones. Hail Ukraine! Thank you Britain!

[@shauneason5897]

Good luck to our boys Safe journey

[@target8970]

For me one of the best tanks Danke England für alles Thank you England for everything

[@Aeronaut1975]

It's not just "England". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all part of the UK, not just "England".

[@jimcy1318]

​@@Aeronaut1975 the guys German, give him a break, most of the world call Britain, England. Get over it.

[@timmurphy5541]

Unfortunately those who are nostalgic and patriotic etc get in the way of replacing it with something modern. In a few years we will get the Challenger 3 - a tank that would have seemed modern 10 years ago.

[@IDK-dr1di]

@@Aeronaut1975 yeah to some extent, but mainly English/Scottish troops and English money of course, all the other states put in very little .

[@target8970]

@@steveb7853 Sorry: Britisch

[@thelikebutton88]

That portable 3d parts printer is actually a pretty dang good idea. Well done.

[@kevinsmith4362]

Yeah, wish i had something like that when i was serving. Great to see this type of innovation being used as i remember some parts took ages to be made available. Brings back memories as well, i was on the first ever UK Military exercise in Poland. Keep up the good work from an ex REME SNCO 1983-2004

[@SteveJones-om6ks]

No cheap Chinese tyres on display!. This is how you do logistics right!

[@frankthompson6503]

Brilliant tanks efficient crews back up troops infantry division. Sennelager west Germany. I remember the chieftain tanks also brilliant tanks. Well trained soldiers. With reme and logistics. This is a force to recon with.

[@tomekjaglinski2123]

Thank You British Forces❣

[@ivicaniko4812]

Fack off British force. Viva France viva Mari Lepen. Fack OTAN.

[@tedesims1724]

Training, The Sgts. may rest assured that their troops will be paying close attention these days. Rudely awakened to that which we believed obsolete in the 21st Century. Strength keeps the Peace.

[@atinofspam3433]

People have been saying tanks are obsolete since 1919, less than 4 years since their invention. They will never be obsolete, simply because there are things an MBT can do that cannot be done with any other piece of equipment.

[@Nisenziart]

@@atinofspam3433 People say lots of nonsense

[@keith2092]

@@atinofspam3433 They say Spam ain't good for ya, but even Long's Drugs has a big supply of it and the markets or Wallyworld have giant displays. Hawai'i--where Spam is a foodgroup. That Challenger tank is an imposing beast. Go Queen's Royal Hussars! Wife just said, "I bet it leaks fluid ." (We had three Land Rovers).

[@stevethomas5849]

The essential Backbone of the Army.

[@R0vast1]

Curry!

[@czapata001]

Wow, they are not skipping any detail in case they have to act! 3D printed spare parts, just wow!😮

[@jrd33]

Hope they've brought spare parts for the 3D printers :-)

[@endederfahnenstange4283]

Pretty common nowadays. Already in use in racing for nearly 10 years now.

[@seaham3d695]

Makes me proud.

[@williamcunningham6442]

The British & Americans are masters at logistics! Logistics is the key to winning any war as the Russians, who have terrible logistics, have found out!

[@sticky59]

Yes, American logistics was on show with the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan .... you don't need to tell anyone about how well that went !

[@dissmr]

@@sticky59 Yeah, they made Afghanistan their home and made Taliban hide in their caves for 20 years all that being 1000s of miles away from their homes. And Then when Afghan Men (armed with billions worth of military equipment) refused to fight for their freedom and their women and children its "American logistic problem" lol.. Bravo Genius.

[@johnharrison4394]

In my opinion the defining factor is that you are fighting for freedom and justice, not for tyranny and evil. It's a bit like the saying "crime never pays". Even when it looks profitable, it actually is not. Idealistic, maybe, but I would rather aim high than very low. Putin meanwhile, shoots himself in both feet. What a loser.

[@bubiruski8067]

@@dissmr Where ever the Brits engage you are prone to loose

[@navyseal1689]

@@dissmr because the Americans were forced to bring the Afghan population with them

[@Toaster-v1z]

Ukraine needs Challengers.

[@SlappyTheElf]

They need training for them first. What they can use now is perfectly deadly Russian MBTs T72 onwards. They seem perfectly effective when used properly.

[@edwelndiobel1567]

@@SlappyTheElf nope! t-72s vs t-72 = 0 CHL2 vs t72s = dead t72s!

[@Toaster-v1z]

@@SlappyTheElf yes training, but the future is something better than soviet junk. Modern tanks mean fewer dead Ukrainians and more dead orcs. There is time for training.

[@evulclown]

@@SlappyTheElf Cross training does not take that long actually. While what's inside the tank may be complex and modern, the user interfaces are designed to be "idiot" (easy to use, not used by actual idiots) proof for a reason.

[@twincitybulldogclub]

This is why no one can mess with UK/USA military. We care about our troops.

[@K_-_-_-_K]

We really don't. I'm from the UK and I wish we did. Even worse in America

[@ivicaniko4812]

Fack off UK and USA. Europ is fine!

[@ukrainegermanysingforukrai5888]

I am from Germany and the army are pacifists 🫣. At best they will never have to fight Putin. 😩

[@lilljacob]

Yeah we really care, thousands of homeless veterans and sky high suicide rates.

[@Beauloqs]

Quite obviously you've never done a day in your life,

[@petermallia558]

The UK Government the MOD and UK defense namely the British army really need to rethink mothballing the rest if Challenger 2 after Challenger 3 is operational, because I believe it's still the most survivable Tank ever made when fully armoured, just upgrade the powerplant in the near future, but upgrade the optics, a upgrade the command fire and control systems, and what ever else needs doing to upgrade them to Challenger 2.5 to backup Ch-3 until we set requirements for a brand new tank all together. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@tomsoki5738]

Just upgrade them all to Chally 3, we have the money, it’s the government being cheap once again

[@bobdylan7120]

Given what's happening in Ukraine, is any Tank a viable option now?

[@daveygman8737]

@@bobdylan7120 These tanks are way more capable than Russian junk. Dorchester armour which is the upgrade of Chobham. The strongest armour in the world also used by America on the Abrams tanks. The difference is night and day so they would not suffer as much as the Russians. By no means indestructible, but they can take one hell of a beating!

[@hp2084]

@@daveygman8737 Lets fire jevelin and you own Nlaws then will see how they compare to Russian tanks.

[@lindaj5492]

@@hp2084 Do you really think the armour hasn’t already been tested to destruction? 😂

[@condotiero860]

Levels of readiness Russia plans an invasion for 4 years, gets stuck in the mud. Britain: i can make a replacement part in 24-48 hours US: i can pick up an Australian army worth of materiel and drop it anywhere in the world in 7 days.

[@josephsmith3908]

I've heard NATO has almost 200 thousand well trained supplied and professional soilders in eastern Europe

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@robinpassey83 How prepared is Sweden?

[@pineapplepenumbra]

@@robinpassey83 "Putin threatening to "denazify" Poland next is utter insanity," Ah, but the Kremlin has redefined "Nazism" as anything that isn't wholly, 100% in support of Russia...

[@josephsmith3908]

@@robinpassey83 ya NATO has 3 million troops in total but they aren't all in place w equipment

[@fluffymadsquirrel5946]

@@robinpassey83 Your so well informed, can you tell me where the WMD are sometime. lol

[@endederfahnenstange4283]

@@pineapplepenumbra somehow like Finland. Swedes are training on the "battlefield" for nearly 70 years now and are aware of anything coming from the east. Technology is highly advanced. The Swedes have a reputation for having a extremly good military industry (Bofors etc.). All in all - Excellent army and air force and a pretty damn good navy, all with absolute high-end material.

[@jaymac7203]

The cool efficiency is great to see! 😊

[@stephenwood8745]

Keep up the great work guys from an EX REME SNCO 1973 - 1993.

[@markallan3842]

We need more of those beasts !

[@Lightspeedwoosh]

One of those beasts are still worth x10 T90s. Challenger tanks are formidable, even now.

[@Durgesuth]

Challenger3 is next

[@saltmerchant749]

Good to see REME getting their props. A lot of mission essential dedicated personnel in REME.

[@commonsense31]

Denmark is always ready to help our British partners with transportation at Køge harbor!

[@SpookyFox1000]

I hope we have a factory churning out Challenger 3 tanks right now ! We need many ! As an aside our lads are the best in the world ! Thanks boys !

[@jonathanparry7824]

Not to mention the armour on the challenger 2 is the best there is, it’s upgraded chobham armour which is the stuff we made for the American abrams, it’s code name is Dorchester

[@Then.72]

@@jonathanparry7824 why ? They didn’t let us have the knowledge of their stealth and shut us out of the Nuclear knowledge after WW2 that we gave them in the Tizard trunk until we made our own

[@t10claytempered16]

Well, second best! We work well together and that's good.

[@TorianTammas]

A German company with a British branch develops it in UK.

[@Then.72]

@@TorianTammas we also have Indians making British steel and the Dutch making imperial chemical’s etc because that’s what happened with our industry

[@c7zr179]

Thanks for paying attention to the incredibly technically diverse logistics personnel. This dimension of military deployments is seldom discussed and yet possibly the most important.

[@johnnyloco970]

I have to say that the way the war in Ukraine has been playing out it's quite apparent the technical advantage goes to Ukranian military hands down over the Russians and I don't mean that in just who has the better equipment but it's showing in the abilities of the Ukrainian soldier as far as hands on skills with drones specifically. The Russian soldiers are way behind and do not show the skillset needed to function on the battlefield. It's very possible gaming is the reason. Western tech is probably not so common in Russia.

[@bigburci]

@@johnnyloco970 you are in a fog of war. On average Russian moving 5 km-s a day. That's all you have to know.

[@archangelirishfreedomfight919]

Another dude spouting Diversity.. Diversity never works but your a supporting Globalist dude.. Type Kalergi Plan folks.. Maybe a few of ye might wake up 👆👆

[@johnnyloco970]

@@bigburci Putin has lost a third of his force so far in Ukraine. He cannot continue much longer with those type of losses. Ukrainian forces are about to cut his supply lines in the east. I predict a thrust south by Ukraine to cut Russian forces near Mariupol. Game over.

[@ukrainegermanysingforukrai5888]

Good to see that UK is getting prepared. We need it to for our security.

[@dornierdo2172]

Does that include what is being escorted across the Channel?

[@tanksmakau7672]

That tank will definitely end in the hands of Russia 🇷🇺 as usual.

[@Kevin-xq2tv]

@@tanksmakau7672 you mean the other way around lmao

[@classicgalactica5879]

@@tanksmakau7672 Russia can't even defeat Ukraine. If it attacks a NATO nation, Russia is going to get it's teeth kicked in.

[@tanksmakau7672]

@@classicgalactica5879 I don't think so

[@ivanivanofivansson8551]

What a great video. Nice footage, interesting subjects, nice interviews, good pace.

[@andyrbush]

My Dad was in the REME in WWII.

[@jeffreywright1114]

America and British people we have the best of military.""""" blessed."""

[@odinthor939]

ma vi mancano le palle.....

[@DoubleTroubles729]

I totally agree

[@НиколайНижегородец]

The USA islandneeds it, sure? 👋🇷🇺

[@taketimeout2share]

Europe really working together. Love it!

[@honorkemp]

yes love the feeling of all Europe getting its act together

[@NorceCodine]

The Challenger is a good lookin' tank, and that's what you want. Its like a 70-ton Jaguar.

[@robwilton9539]

I spent ten years of my childhood (60s and 70s) in the Senelager/Bielefeld/Celle/Munster area of Germany. Tanks rolling down the road was a fairly common sight then. My Dad started his army career in the 1st Tank Regiment and went on to be an Artificer and eventually a Captain. He was 2IC of 94 Locating Regiment Workshops at one point. It may surprise some that even back in the seventies 94 operated drones for surveillance much like drones are being used now in Ukraine. In the eighties the drones very much resembled the Turkish drones being used to great effect today.

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

I Lived in Herford, Bielefeld, Gütersloh, NRW is a great Area to live. plenty of nice places to Visit.

[@biswaruppaul8841]

My father was in Corps of REME and was in Burma during WW II . All through our childhood he told us many pleasant and unpleasant stories about the war the forces the men and the civilians. Ifeel we never tell the truth in history books. Valiant men dying in deprivation . We see only medals. He was also awarded with at least six medals.

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

Was he with Slim and the 14th? - My dad was part of that, he was in the Royal West Kent Regiment but never talked of his experiences, though he was decorated.

[@willbee6785]

Total, total respect for your father.

[@theoraclerules5056]

@@willbee6785 Likewise, Will! I second that motion too! 👍

[@owenthomas5876]

i am proud to say that my grandfather was in REME in WW2. he was in the north africa campaign

[@modelrailwaynoob]

Wow I trained there with the RAMC just before the first Gulf war. I didn't know it was still open. Happy memories. Good luck people.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

Challenger 2 are beasts - wish we had more

[@AllThingsCubey]

At least they changed the pledge for Challenger 3 from only 138, to the full 227 vehicles. Keep in mind, Chally 3 is not really our "future" tank, but an interim upgrade to bring Challenger 2 to a properly modern standard (it's very outdated in current form) until the 2040s, where we can expect a totally new vehicle to be produced to better suit the modern battlefield. We need a more achievable program to return skills for design/ production of heavy armoured vehicles, as it's been decades since we made a new tank in the UK, and all the old engineers who worked on the Challenger programs are long since retired.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

@@AllThingsCubey That is good news- We need dedicated battlefield & ship drone stations too by the sounds of it

[@davidhouseman4328]

Got to love a bit of logistics.

[@georgemorley1029]

Anyone for a stocktake? Ooh, yes please Chief! Print the random 10 item out and stick the kettle on! 👍🏻🇬🇧☕️

[@bluepedro69]

no doubt the Royal Engineers were there paving the way for them all

[@Ghost0fPakistan]

The thing i like about this tank: It has indicators.

[@salsanchez2114]

And the Italian, Russian, Iraq, and French versions have back-up lights as well.

[@stelmarsky6778]

@@salsanchez2114 🤣🤣🤣

[@danpetersen1696]

Civilized🤣

[@danpetersen1696]

The german tanks are equipped with Wunderbaum !

[@ruzziasht349]

Also a kettle inside for tea

[@mrofnocnon]

What a fantastic tank!

[@Durgesuth]

Yep Challenger2 Only one ever destroyed…. And that was friendly fire from another Challenger2 👍

[@moif_velocita]

Good to see NATO unity in action ❤️

[@timwhitford6855]

What struck me most in this film wasn't about the tanks etc, it was the diversity of people working in the British army.

[@timwhitford6855]

@John Grigg Well said sir.🙂

[@scouseaussie1638]

That’s such a woke comment

[@johnmorley6844]

Yeah employing more women gays and trans people is bound to help in a war. Not

[@ElBoxeo1]

Have you got the files to share so I can 3D print myself a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank?

[@chaosXP3RT]

"Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics." - General Omar Bradley Half the battle is getting there and being able maintain, repair and fuel your forces. What use is an army of soldiers, if they don't they have the food, ammo, spare parts and equipment they need to be effective?

[@BigStou]

The Challenger is absolutely currently the most well protected tank in the world, even tops the Merkava, really a remarkable tank

[@Altair885]

Maybe, but there's little protection from top down attacks. Unfortunately the Russians have their own versions of javelin and NLAW etc. Challenger, Leopard and Abrams I fear will fair little better than Russia's T series tanks.

[@redrooster303]

It makes you appreciate the Army even more when you see what's happening in Ukraine.

[@daddyrabbit835]

I am far less impressed with tanks, to be honest at this point.

[@ankhmorpok1497]

@@daddyrabbit835 Russians sent in tanks without infantry support and got their armour smashed by Ukraine's Western equipped anti tank forces. Doesn't mean tanks are useless though.

[@1truthbegettingtold275]

@@daddyrabbit835 Look at active protection systems. Once that gets on there, brigade maneuvers will get interesting. Covered by CRAM anti-artillery and PATRIOT anti ballistic missile systems. I hope our NATO leaders can coordinate it all.

[@connormorgan6137]

I appreciate it to the point I sent in an application to the Canadian Army, here

[@huzary1092]

@@daddyrabbit835 ...........You were impressed how the U.S.A. and the UK army used their tanks in the Gulf war?

[@russellmarmon2847]

So very professional in all areas and makes the Russians look like school boy amateurs in comparison.

[@devonker-ramsay6049]

Exactly now this is what you call logistics 🙌🏻

[@lindaj5492]

Because sadly a lot of the Russian conscripts are exactly that.

[@paulwalker899]

It’s great to see our brothers and sisters of the UK 🇬🇧 getting involved in the defense of Europe. Putin simply cannot be allowed to continue his adventures.

[@markbeaumont3292]

We always have been involved in the defence of the continent.

[@TheCitroenman1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bringthepain7341]

@@markbeaumont3292 how

[@markbeaumont3292]

@@bringthepain7341 Ever heard of the Napoleonic Wars or the Great War? Ever heard of Operation Overlord?

[@wernercaspary7159]

The Challenger 🇬🇧 The Leopard 🇩🇪 and The Abrams 🇺🇸. You need about 700 - 800 tanks of each model and you have an unstoppable force. The Russian made tanks are no match to these monsters 😉 Greetings from Germany...🍺🖐

[@frankrenda2519]

we saw what mach they were when abrams were destroyed in saudi arabia by houtis and turkish leapords blown up by the kurds in syria

[@НиколайНижегородец]

The Wehrmacht weapons of 1938-1945 model were a very serious force...... Greetings from Russia 🇷🇺

[@SpookyFox1000]

I am so proud ! You are the best !

[@GREENROBINS]

I was based in Dempsey Barracks just down the road from Athlone Barracks from 2015-2019. Best time ever in the Army. Glad I left now!

[@rashidkonneh3360]

God bless America and the UK for helping the Ukrainian people.

[@bew4r4x67]

Fake new

[@phunk8607]

As a Trekky, 3D printer is real life replicator Starfleet use to fix their spacecraft... instead of carrying replacement parts they just make anything they need.

[@asan1050]

Thanks you

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

Nice to see the defenders got a look in 💪🏼

[@MrLense]

Logistics that the Russians wish they had

[@georgemorley1029]

They can’t project force even fifty miles across the border. Utter dogshit.

[@elcormoran1]

With 0nly 10% of their armed forces in ukraine, the russians are wining the war

[@Bigdog-mg5rr]

The best main battle tank in the world, beautiful looking beast of war

[@Blastoice]

I think it looks dated, I prefer the leopard!

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

Sadly not anymore. But all depends on doctorine. but Specification wise there is slightly better but the Challenger 2 TES would still be in the top 10 Tanks in the world if you could measure such

[@Bigdog-mg5rr]

I bet you preferred the Messerschmitt over the spitfire as well lol, no chance mate

[@calebjones960]

Challenger 3 should be good

[@covidcol3505]

@@Bigdog-mg5rr messerspit was actually better plane best of both look it up..

[@johnwilsdon5456]

Such wonderful equipment.

[@billiemon]

In the age of drones and missles tanks are the ww2 equivalent of horses their time is running out.

[@rogerhudson2814]

A tank is still an exploding box with 3 men inside, their day is over.

[@theoraclerules5056]

@@rogerhudson2814 Some might say that a tank offers a modicum of comfort & protection from being strafed by deadly-accurate bullets, or else being lethally rained down upon by exploding shell-bursts of shrapnel, normally encountered outside in open ground!!

[@sackumkhan5973]

@@billiemon Keep in mind the Russians are using older model tanks, with poor support and logistics and green - to - conscript crews. NATO force armor is less in number, but highly supported and with highly trained crew. I could see some sort of hybrid "land drone carrier" replacing heavy armor at some point, like aircraft carriers and missile cruisers did battleships at sea, but the demise of the "tank" as it is popularly known has been predicted for some decades now since WW2. Properly fielded, supported and utilized, they are a useful part of an advanced ground force.

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

@@billiemon no lol tanks will always have a place on the battlefield saying tanks are pointless is like saying infantry is pointless

[@niconkola9314]

Britain king of the kings ⛩🔰

[@JoeyIndolos]

Normally when these behemoths cross normal traffic, a lot of people would think of it as an irritating nuisance. But I’m sure these particular ones will be treated, by the overwhelming majority of people they’ll encounter, as priority 1 traffic. And not just because of legal requirements or the escort vehicles, but also willingly so (at least for the most part). And it’s all thanks to Vlad! 😀

[@planetarygodzilla]

I liked that they asked everyone about their job on the project. Everyone was a character. Good cinematography.

[@petertelford5338]

We're 100% in. It is the only way. At least we encouraged the other countries to join us and Poland.

[@chicano2375]

Yes ... the only way to assured destruction for the whole of Europe

[@RPKGameVids]

They have a nice sound.

[@tomekjaglinski2123]

The btother of my Granny,and my Stepfather flyed in RAF for independence of Europe.

[@robharris8844U]

Much appreciated- thankyou👍🇬🇧🇮🇩

[@GAFloppa]

We are very grateful for the Polish pilots who helped to defend our island 👍

[@Durgesuth]

Polish made a big contribution to the RAF in WW2 … They had their own squadron and the highest enemy kills

[@johnharrison4394]

Always spare a thought for Poland who had Nazi Germany invading from the West, and Stalinist Russia invading from the East. Strong people of good character.

[@iTzCorey]

Yet not a single one has been used in Ukraine neither do people know where they've vanished...sold on black market like all our weapons and other supplies.

[@ericclausen6772]

70 tanks and all challengers I'm impressed with you England love from America that's a decent amount of armor and I know you have attack helicopters and infantry fighting vehicles and armored infantry I'm thinking light tanks with 105mm guns on them give em depleted uranium warheads and watch em strike fast and keep moving light tanks that infantry can hide behind I think that the challengers burn diesel engine on them and I think challengers get better gas mileage and range of them great tanks but if I were you I would ask the Queen for about a dozen A10 Thunderbolts and some Apache helicopters but imagine A10s over Europe they can light em up and spooky scary skeletons up there with big guns

[@mikesaunders4694]

Don’t worry Eric British Army Aviation has been using Apache’s for years …..and the RAF has plenty of tactical air power,

[@TheTwoFingeredBullFrog]

227 challengers 2s and 182 light tanks, the new challenger 3 isn't until 2027 😑. Not good enough.

[@Husker5454]

yea nah an A10 is not something the UK needs . Standoff stealth platforms like the F35 are far superior .

[@Husker5454]

@@TheTwoFingeredBullFrog You underestimate the force projection of these units in a combined arms exercise with all the things Russia can only dream of . A challenger 2 group with warrior support and apache would absolutely obliterate Russian tank columns . They lack any electronic warfare equipment , all of their radio communications are on civilian equipment which means they are jammable and intercepted with ease . They have no way to combat standoff apaches , challengers shooting from range and the skill of our deployable infantry from warrior which includes AT teams with the javlin , martlet and NLAW . Not to mention RAF support ontop of that , the fantastic logistical networks and royal engineers and god forbid we sent in the commandos and paras who would eat them alive 100/1 .

[@TheTwoFingeredBullFrog]

@@Husker5454 I'm not saying our military is poor (it's one of the best), I'm pointing out the fact we need a better budget, especially at times like this. We need to have a larger presence in Europe from now on. I was in the RN for 4 years and remember all the cuts which wasn't that too long ago. Of those 227, just over half have been modernised. Shocking. Less than 30 years ago we had 900 heavy tanks. We always leave it to the last minute.

[@thewaronthewest.926]

We do. REME was my Father's old Regiment formed just before or at the beginning of WW2.

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

REME was formed during World War Two on 1st October 1942, today the Corps celebrates its 77th birthday. With birthday celebrations across the Corps; In MoD Lyneham over 800 personnel from 8 Training Battalion REME paraded at the REME Museum to mark the occasion.(1 Oct 2019), my brother was in the REME for 23 years from early 60s to mid80s

[@zdenekoldrichmarek2867]

40 years ago Centurions were still running around converted to engineering units ? The airducting around the engine acted as rat traps for the tools if not tied to the wrists or elsewhere! Great Tank as the Israelies have proved probably they still use some converted ? Yes the British Army always do fantastic work with excellent results Bless Them All and Thankyou for all your service for us oldies and the worlds peoples

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

most successful tank in human history

[@guessagainkk6322]

3D Printing Unit, for onsite repairs Both are *reliable printers* : 3:50 FDM carbon fiber printer Markforged 3:20 & 3:29 FDM Stratasys F370 (PLA not used, good)

[@Slycarlo]

If theres a country and people that i fear the most facing on the war its the brits.

[@jimbodimbo981]

And for good reason…we’ve been doing this for centuries..

[@covidcol3505]

why is that then.....

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

@@jimbodimbo981 Yes unlike almost all other countries we 1000 years of continuous military service and history.

[@biddyboy1570]

Britain's national sport is fighting wars in other people's countries. Preferably against tinpot dictators.

[@jimbodimbo981]

@@covidcol3505 ‘cos we’re naughty!

[@jeromenarimole694]

This is awesome and technically qualified engineers moving forward with the same setup in a country

[@johnd2058]

Announcer: "Challenger II tanks... Me, NATO Ally: **like button**

[@PalleRasmussen]

Chally is an excellent tank.

[@anthwilkinson4402]

Glory to the Ukraine and yes such lovely comments...its nice to see our allies are actually sticking together on this

[@English.Andy1]

🤔 might be a good idea to start building more challengers with the new upgrades. 2000 will do nicely.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

That number is pie in the sky. Even in the height of the Cold War there wasn’t that many. The tank is near obsolete now, thus is just a show of force.

[@Oldschool-hb8rk]

This should scare the Borsch out of the Russians.

[@DikkieDikism]

Funniest bit is the “drive on the right!” Sign lol. Maybe that’s just my weird sense of humor though.

[@biddyboy1570]

Those of us that are used to driving on the correct side need a reminder to drive wrong.

[@keithskelhorne3993]

Ex Army here, I passed both my car and HGV 3 tests in Germany, the only time I drove on the "wrong" side of the road was coming back from the continent to the UK, after driving for many years on both sides of the road! lol

[@rjmun580]

In a tank it's `Drive where you like`

[@donnalouise8268]

1 British tank and crew is worth 10 Russian tanks and crew. It's not about how big your army is it's about quality not quantity.

[@TypeRyRy]

British forces taking care of and maintaining their military vehicles. Something Russia obviously knows little about...

[@willemvansoest2464]

Great job Glory.

[@P3t3rG1]

Everyone is doing their bit